You need a vacation. Just a little getaway, that’s all. A few days outside, sand and sun, drinks with umbrellas served by someone in a uniform. Luxurious accommodations, rich food— yeah, you could see that kind of life becoming more than just a vacation. But would you move permanently? In the new book “Unsinkable” by Nicole Bradshaw, the LaRoche family decided to return to Canada and leave France behind forever. But they would actually leave behind much, much more. The night started so well, and ended so badly.
In this Feb. 24, 2013 photo, actor/director Ben Affleck arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) by Kake CoyleAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Affleck will be the next Batman: How 'bout them apples? Well, the Internet, which erupted Thursday night after Warner Bros. announced that Affleck will play the Caped Crusader for its Superman and Batman team-up movie, does not like them apples one bit. Jokes (many of them imagining a Batman from South Boston) flew on Twitter. Petitions with thousands of signatures were launched to urge Warner Bros. to rethink their decision.
NORMAN BROWN Michael Jackson has been an inspiration to guitarist Norman Brown. So when friend and musician tenor saxophonist, Kirk Whalum came up with the idea to create an album with trumpeter/flugelhornist Rick Braun and guitarist Norman Brown celebrating Jackson's invaluable contribution to the music industry, Brown immediately agreed to be a part of the project.
LOVE—Radmes, played by James Perry, 14, and Aida, played by 15-year-old Elexa Hammer, in a scene where the Egyptian Captain falls in love with a Nubian princess. For five years, Tyler Humphries-Randolph has been looking for a “character that she could settle into.” The 16-year-old CAPA junior, East Liberty resident, and Alumni Theater Company member found that when the student-based company put on a stunning rendition of Elton John and Tim Rice’s “AIDA” as its swan song for its fifth season. “AIDA” is a contemporary take on the everlasting love story between an enslaved Nubian princess and Egyptian army head. The two young lovers are forced to choose between living together in death or part forever. It premiered on Broadway in 2000 and ran for 1,852 performances, making it the 34th longest running Broadway musical. “AIDA” had several revivals running again from 2002 to 2003 and from 2006-2007. It has been performed in more than 20 countries and is still performed on the international, regional, and high school theater circuits.
Nicole Murphy chilling with her fans at Celebrity Fridays held at Savoy Restaurant in the Strip District. This week I visited Ace and Deuces Lounge in Uptown Pittsburgh, Local 249 Tempster Hall in Lawrenceville, Savoy Restaurant in the Strip District, CJ’s in the Strip District and Schenley Park in Oakland. My first stop was at Local 249 Tempster Hall in Lawrenceville where Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Mosley held their wedding reception and everyone partied the night away with the new married couple.
This Oct. 2, 2012 file photo shows Jennifer Lopez watching Chanel's ready to wear Spring-Summer 2013 collection, presented in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) by Nekesa Mumbi Moody NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with negotiations to bring Jennifer Lopez back as an "American Idol" judge says her return will be announced this week.
Dr. Jason Johnson Several weeks ago, I saw comedian W. Kamau Bell, host of the FX show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and he did an entire set on Black “homework” movies. He said every few years there’s a Black movie that everybody is supposed to see because a bunch of influential Black folks are in the movie or political and cultural leaders say it’s important that we support the film.
Sandra Oh (CNN Photo/Tim Hart) by Breeanna Hare (CNN)-We've winced with "Grey's Anatomy's" past departures, but this one really hurts. Shonda Rhimes has confirmed that Sandra Oh, the actress who's embodied Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's endless medical drama since its 2005 debut, is leaving the series at the end of its 10th season.
This Aug. 1, 2013 photo released by Harpo Studios, Inc., shows, from left, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, and director Lee Daniels, from "Lee Daniels' The Butler," at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. (AP Photo/Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns) by Sandy CohenAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Lee Daniels' The Butler" is serving up success at the box office. Starring Forest Whitaker as a longtime White House butler and Oprah Winfrey as his boozy wife, the Weinstein Co. biopic debuted in the top spot with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the weekend's three other major new releases, including the action romp "Kick-Ass 2," failed to find traction with fans.
by Derrick J. LangAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jane Harvey, the jazz vocalist who performed with the likes of Desi Arnaz, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, has died. She was 88. A spokesman for Harvey says the singer died Thursday at her home in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer.
